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Man's Vest1790s

Not on view
Cream silk waistcoat with gold embroidered trim, bow-and-tassel motifs, double-column button closure, and decorated lower pockets, displayed flat
Textile fragment in cream fabric with golden-brown embroidery; a vertical border of dense interlaced scrollwork runs along the left, while scattered circular medallions and bow-like floral motifs with pendant tassels are distributed across the field.
Detail of a cream-colored textile with golden-brown embroidery, showing a pocket bordered by a lace-patterned band and a swag of leafy vines, bows, and tassels along the hem.
Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
England
Date Made
1790s
Medium
Cotton plain weave with cotton supplementary-weft patterning, printed
Dimensions
Length (Length): 23 3/4 in. (60.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jack Cole
Accession Number
63.24.6
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • McNeil, Peter. Pretty Gentlemen: Macaroni Men and the Eighteenth-Century Fashion World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018.